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AP Sports WriterAP Source: Warriors G Stephen Curry wins 2nd straight MVPBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is adding a second straight MVP award to his record-setting season.A person with knowledge of the award says Curry will be announced as the winner perhaps as soon as Tuesday....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tyler Zeller scored 18 points, three other Celtics added 16 and Boston snapped the Indiana Pacers' seven-game winning streak with a 93-89 victory Saturday night.The Celtics have won four straight and moved into a tie for ninth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Charlotte...

AP Sports WriterPistons' owner: Team 'very close' to deal to move downtownBy NOAH TRISTERAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Pistons are closing in on a move downtown.Owner Tom Gores said Friday night the team is ''very close to a deal'' to leave The Palace of Auburn Hills and...

May 12-17 - NBA draft combine.May 19 - Draft lottery.June 4 - NBA Finals begin.June 15 - Draft early entry withdrawal deadline (5 p.m. EDT).June 25 - NBA draft.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Warriors reserve forward Marreese Speights has a strained right calf that could keep him out for the rest of Golden State's series with the Memphis Grizzlies.The Warriors said Sunday that Speights had an MRI exam that showed a moderate strain, and the forward will be...

AP Sports WriterWarriors center Zaza Pachulia sidelined at least a weekBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will be sidelined for at least a week.He underwent an MRI exam Tuesday and expressed his relief...

PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns top front office people reacted with indignation to Goran Dragic's parting shot at them and elation at their ability to replace him with Brandon Knight in the team's trading deadline frenzy.The Suns pulled off three trades, sending five players away in what was...

AP Basketball WriterRubio does not practice (elbow), outlook still unclearBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Ricky Rubio did not practice on Monday because of a sprained right elbow and was scheduled to meet with a doctor later in the day to try to determine the extent of his injury.Rubio was...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - They talked about ending championship droughts, starting new traditions and building legacies.The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors met with the media Wednesday in their final practices before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.Here are five things that came up along the...

AP Basketball WriterJackson says that a trade might be best for Carmelo, KnicksBy BRIAN MAHONEYGREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Phil Jackson thinks Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks might be better off going their separate ways.''We have not been able to win with him on the court at this time and...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As he has done with everything else in his meteoric rise to NBA stardom, Anthony Davis is taking his first All-Star start in stride.Davis drew more than 1.3 million votes from fans in totals announced Thursday night. That is the third highest in the league behind...

HOUSTON (AP) - After advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2009, the Houston Rockets shifted their focus to much bigger goals.They're looking to become the first Houston team to win a Western Conference semifinal since 1997.''Everybody is locked in on what...